महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-45, verse-36

गिरिदुर्गेषु हि सदा देशेषु विषमेषु च ।
वसन्ति राक्षसा रौद्रास्तेभ्यो रक्षेत्सदा भवान् ॥३६॥

36. giridurgeṣu hi sadā deśeṣu viṣameṣu ca ,
vasanti rākṣasā raudrāstebhyo rakṣetsadā bhavān.

36. giridurgeṣu hi sadā deśeṣu viṣameṣu ca vasanti
rākṣasāḥ raudrāḥ tebhyaḥ rakṣet sadā bhavān

36. Indeed, fierce rākṣasas always live in mountain fortresses and difficult regions; you should always protect from them.

Words meanings summery:

• गिरिदुर्गेषु (giridurgeṣu) - in mountain fortresses, in difficult mountain regions

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in regions, in places, in countries

• विषमेषु (viṣameṣu) - in difficult, in uneven, in inaccessible

• च (ca) - and, also

• वसन्ति (vasanti) - they live, they dwell

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas

• रौद्राः (raudrāḥ) - fierce, terrible, formidable

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from them

• रक्षेत् (rakṣet) - you should protect, one should protect

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), your honor

Words meanings and morphology

गिरिदुर्गेषु (giridurgeṣu) - in mountain fortresses, in difficult mountain regions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of giridurga

giridurga - mountain fortress, inaccessible mountain region

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+durga)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• durga – fortress, difficult pass, inaccessible place
  noun (neuter)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in regions, in places, in countries

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, district

विषमेषु (viṣameṣu) - in difficult, in uneven, in inaccessible

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, difficult, rough, inaccessible, adverse

Note: Agrees with 'deśeṣu'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वसन्ति (vasanti) - they live, they dwell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a rākṣasa (demon), a fiend

रौद्राः (raudrāḥ) - fierce, terrible, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raudra

raudra - fierce, terrible, furious, formidable

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasāḥ'

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from them

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Used with 'rakṣet' meaning 'to protect from'

रक्षेत् (rakṣet) - you should protect, one should protect

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Verb agrees with 'bhavān' (honorific 2nd person acting as 3rd person subject)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), your honor

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavant

bhavant - you, your honor, being

Present Active Participle

From root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)